Hello Everyone
You should have all received notification from AGM regarding the pools.
The pools will be opening on 15 July 2020 and hours of opening will be 0900 until 1800.
Category: Pool
Pool & Garden maintenance during lockdown
Hello Everyone
I hope you are all keeping well and safe in these uncertain times.
Hopefully things will slowly improve for all of us if we maintain our distancing and be guided by the rules that are set to keep us all safe.
As part of the Government guidance it has been decided to lock all Community Pool areas as they cannot be used. Once we have clear advice the Pools will be available for use.
All maintenance and gardening of the Pool areas will continue in this lockdown period.
I am currently on lockdown in the UK as my return flight to Spain was cancelled. I will return to Spain as soon as I can.
Be assured if you have any queries please contact me and I will deal with them to the best of my ability.
Stay well and keep safe.
Best wishes
A reminder of Pool Rules
I have received a complaint from an owner that the pool rules are not being properly observed.
The complaint ranges from people using the eastern pool until midnight, making excessive noise causing disturbance to nearby residents and the proliferation of inflatables in the pool. All this is clearly against urbanisation rules which are clearly displayed on notice boards.
It seems I have to remind visitors that our urbanisation is not a holiday camp and there are owners who are far from well and cannot tolerate noise at all hours of the day and night.
In previous years we employed a person to try to police the pools, with very limited success – the result was a lot of money being spent. On advice I have made it clear that owners suffering anti-social behaviour should ask the perpetrators to stop, and if they fail to do so, then they should call police – not just to threaten to do so.
Pool Levels are now on our website
As well as being regularly published on our Community noticeboard the details of the recorded chemical levels are now being published on our website’s Noticeboard or
Concerns about pool maintenance
Recently there was concern expressed by an owner about the level of our pool maintenance – probably because of the problems we had last summer – however, the
Western pool pathway now complete
The pathway in the western pool area has now been completed and is a considerable improvement. People entering from the western gate no longer have to walk on grass.
The gap between the roadway and garages along the western roadway has now been completely filled with asphalt. In addition the holes in the roadway adjoining the garages have now been filled in. They were left open temporarily to make it easier for anyone living over the garages wishing to get fibre optic cables through holes drilled through the garage walls. However, the Easter rains allowed water into the garages which was obviously unacceptable. The asphalt covering will prevent a repetition.
Owners should be aware that getting fibre optics into individual houses above the garages remains problematic because of difficulties in gaining access to garages immediately below houses.
Pool testing levels to be published
I am pleased to tell you that our new maintenance company has agreed to put details of testing levels on our two pools into our community noticeboard so all can see.
As you know the company has agreed to give us a 5-year guarantee and it is important that chemical levels are correct to avoid damage to grout. The display of testing levels will give us the transparency we need.
Western pool restoration now complete
I am pleased to be able to tell owners that work on the restoration of the western pool is now complete, is almost filled and ready for use. Sadly the weather forecast is not being very kind to us over
Repairs to Western Pool under way
Our western pool has now been completely jet washed and is now spotlessly clean. This week our maintenance company will re-grout the pool and then it will be left a week to harden before being filled
Pool repairs and fibre optics
I am pleased to report that work has now finished on repairs to our eastern pool which has been filled and is ready for use – for those hardy enough to brave 12C water !
Our maintenance company has pressure washed the concrete surround and tiles and the whole area is better than I have ever seen it. Well done maintenance company A:L: Limpiezas y Servicos.
Work on the repairs to the western pool will start next week and will be complete before Easter. Today that pool is being drained.
Meanwhile work has started today on the conduit laying under the roadway on the western side of the garages, so that people in the houses above can have fibre optic internet if they wish.
Pool gates must be locked at all times
During the past 10 days I have been showing various maintenance companies our urbanisation and pools. Each time I have gone to the eastern pool I have found one of the gates unlocked.
I cannot stress how important it is for these gates to be kept locked. The gate in question is one of these facing the road and it would be easy for unsupervised children to open the gate, wander into the pool and fall in, particularly after dark.
I am sure that no-one wants the death of a child on their conscience so please will everyone ensure that these gates are locked at all times.
Pool gates must be locked at all times
Following representation from an owner about the lack of notices on the gates of our urbanisation swimming pools I have yesterday placed an order for four notices to be made up in Spanish and English
Latest pool news
Over the past two days I have received reports about children using the eastern pool having what appears to be an allergic reaction after swimming in the water.
The urbanisation committee and I have
Dogs not allowed in the pool area
Gabor, our maintenance man has shown me dog’s mess on the grass in the western pool area. He is convinced that the culprit is a dog and not a cat.
Notices are clearly displayed on the gates that
Tiling of pool pathway complete
Work has now finished on building a tiled pathway around half of the western pool. It is now possible for people to have a shower and walk to either of the two steps without having to tread on the grassed
A Reminder of Pool Rules
We have received a complaint from a resident that at 7.45am people were in the western pool.
We understand that visitors from northern countries who have arrived in Spain to discover we are in a heatwave
Shower repair is complete
The new shower pillar for the western pool is now finished and working – just in time for Easter.
In addition some repair work has been done on damaged tiles around both pools because of health
Pool Water Treatment in progress
Some owners have reported that the east swimming pool has what appeared to be green slime on its sides and floor.
Gabor, who has our swimming pool maintenance contract, says that after the extraordinarily
Pool Supervisor
We are making arrangements to have a supervisor for the two pools during July and August to try to reduce problems for residents and to ensure pool rules are obeyed.
Pool Repair
WEST POOL
Update 23/12/2016 : Work is continuing on the western pool. Re-grouting is in progress and reinforcing poles have been cemented in to hold the hedging which needed additional support.
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